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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Andy Burnham vowed to take the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership to “new heights” and fully harness the trade and investment opportunities presented by the recently-operationalised bilateral trade deal.
Modi and Burnham discussed key aspects of the two-way ties during a phone conversation.
In a social media post, Modi said he congratulated Burnham on assuming the charge of the top office and conveyed his best wishes for a successful tenure.
“We agreed to work together across sectors such as technology, innovation, defence, security, clean energy, education and people-to-people ties and take the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to new heights,” he said.
“We will also collaborate closely to fully harness the trade and investment opportunities presented by the recently operationalized India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, for the shared prosperity and well-being of both our people,” Modi said.
A British readout said Burnham began the conversation by reflecting on the strength of the UK-India partnership and the significant impact it has had on local communities across the UK.
“The prime minister set out his ambitions to further enhance the UK-India relationship, including through the UK-India Vision 2035 framework and strong people-to-people links,” it said.
